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School patron in Cork

Bishop of Kerry

Schools in County Cork under this patron.

Other patrons in Cork Bishop of Cork & Ross · 156 Bishop of Cloyne · 118 Educate Together · 6 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 7 Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross COI · 18 Bishop of cork and Ros · 2 Cork ETB · 3 Not reported · 2 Cork School Project · 1 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Gaelachas Teo · 1
Schools
20
of 335 in Cork
Pupils
1,523
3% of Cork's pupils
Average school size
76.2
Cork: 179.1
Average class size
19.81
Cork: 21.72

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

20 schools with figures for both years

7fell by 10% or more
5within 10%
8grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 4Down 10 to 25% · 3Within 10% · 5Up 10 to 25% · 5Up 25% or more · 3

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Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
19.81
Mainstream classes
74
Classes of 30 or more
4
Schools with a class of 30+
3

Teachers

Teachers in the 20 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
74
Up 5 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 5%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 116
Estimate: 74 class teachers, 4 principals and deputies, 27 special education and 11 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
94
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 3
0 schools gained a class teacher, 3 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

20 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Millstreet Convent N SMillstreet 02278I 238
+6.7%
10 22.20 28 0
Boherbue N SBoherbue 16396R 208
+38.7%
8 26.00 35 2
Scoil an Croi Ro NaofaCastletownbere 20004T 195
+0.5%
8 22.88 27 0
S N Baile DeasmumhanMallow 14014N 104
+8.3%
4 26.00 31 1
SN Mhuire BNSMillstreet 18301N 94
+2.2%
4 22.00 29 0
S N Cnoc na CroigheMallow 18549D 83
+10.7%
4 19.50 25 0
S N Mhuire MXDMallow 18128C 77
+20.3%
3 25.67 30 1
S N Breandan NaofaMallow 17362F 76
−15.6%
4 14.50 18 0
Derrinagree N SMallow 19307H 66
−20.5%
3 22.00 25 0
SN FhiachnaGlengarriff 19420D 66
+29.4%
3 22.00 28 0
Scoil ChaitigheirnBeara 19507P 62
−35.4%
3 20.67 26 0
S N Cuilinn Ui CaoimhMallow 17171V 58
+7.4%
3 19.33 25 0
Cahermore New Central SchoolBeara 19501D 55
+17.0%
3 18.33 19 0
Adrigole N SBantry 16885J 25
+19.0%
2 12.50 13 0
Scoil Naomh BreandanRathmore 17324U 25
+38.9%
2 12.50 15 0
Dromagh Mixed N SMallow 15380U 24
−17.2%
2 12.00 15 0
Mhichil NaofaBere Island 19525R 21
+16.7%
2 10.50 13 0
S N Oir CheannEyeries 12259K 17
−32.0%
2 8.50 10 0
Trafrask Mixed N SAdrigole (Beara) 05565D 17
−60.5%
2 8.50 11 0
Cloghoola Mixed N SMillstreet 09872J 12
−40.0%
2 6.00 8 0